Physicists have successfully created a lab-grown diamond with a hardness exceeding that of natural diamonds. By subjecting graphite to extreme pressure and heat, researchers synthesized a rare ...

Lab-grown diamonds outpace natural stones when it comes to engagement rings. Here’s why, and what to consider when shopping.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Synthetic diamonds with a hexagonal lattice have been developed, exhibiting greater hardness than natural diamonds. The process involves heating and compressing ...

Today, most people admire diamonds for two exceptional attributes: their hardness and their brilliance. Scholars knew of diamonds' unrivaled hardness since antiquity, but its unique optical ...

In a recent correspondence on hardness 1, several assertions were made, some of which are incorrect and some are misleading. First, the title “What does 'harder than diamond' mean?”, ...

First identified in 1967, lonsdaleite is the hardest naturally-occuring mineral ever discovered—yes, it’s even harder than diamonds. Lonsdaleite, however, has only been found in meteorites ...

Melbourne-based Moissanite Engagement Rings announces an expanded range of moissanite cuts, along with a lifetime warranty ...

Ready-to-wear lab grown diamond jewelry available in stock or made to order. New Jewelry Company Brings High-Quality Lab-Grown Diamonds to ...

Chinese scientists have come up with a way to create a high-quality “super diamond” in the laboratory with a hardness far exceeding natural diamonds. The researchers behind the development say ...

Diamond’s allure as a gemstone and its use as a tool due to its hardness have encouraged research on technical applications for centuries. Isaac Newton studied diamond, measuring its refractive ...